Giambologna
Flying Mercury

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Artist GiambolognaFlemish, 1529–1608, active Italy

CastCast by Antonio Susini Italian (Florentine), 1558–1624

CultureItalian

Titles

Flying Mercury

Datec. 1580–1600

MediumBronze, on a colored marble base

Dimensions28 × 6 13/16 × 12 1/2 in. (71.1 × 17.3 × 31.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Agnes Cullen Arnold Endowment Fund

Object number2023.233

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Department

Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean

Object Type

SCULPTURE

ProvenanceNicole Van Der Heyde Collection (d. 2010), Brussels; by descent to Hélène De Guchteneere, Linkebeek, Belgium; [Horta Auction House, June 22, 2021, Brussels, Lot 506]; [Colnaghi, New York]; [Daniel Katz Gallery, London, December, 2022]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.
Exhibition HistoryNone
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